11.11 — A New Beginning

To celebrate our upcoming anniversary, we’re creating our first-ever Poem Stellium Anthology, and we want you to be part of it.

This project is a reflection on beginnings — the spark, the first poem, the first moment you realised you were a poet.

It’s a space to pause, look back, and honour how it all started.

We invite poets to reflect on their poetic awakening — the first time words found them.

Maybe it was a childhood poem, a memory, or a moment that changed everything.

Tell us about that beginning.

Eligibility: UK-based poets, 18+
Opening date: 31 January 2026
Closing date: 29 February 2026
Submit: One poem only (up to 150 words)
Language: English only
Format: Hardcover, in-house release (available exclusively through Poem Stellium)

Selected poets will be:

Entry is donation-based.

All donations go directly back into PoemStellium — helping us fund events, publications, and opportunities for emerging poets.

We are proudly independent and community-driven. Every contribution helps keep our work alive.

For this first anthology, we’re keeping submissions open to UK residents only.

We want to meet, collaborate with, and celebrate the poets we publish — in person.

Those selected will have the opportunity to attend our events and share their work live.

Future anthologies will expand internationally, but this one is dedicated to our home community.

We’ll share updates before submissions open — including final details on how to submit and what to expect.

Keep an eye on our Instagram, Threads, and this space for announcements.

An anthology of first beginnings.

Opening 31.01.26

Wherever you go on Poem Stellium — 1111 will find you.